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Strontium

City of Cornelius

Strontium is a metal that accumulates in the bones. Radioactive strontium-90 can cause bone cancer and leukemia, and any form of strontium at high doses can harm bone health.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0346 ppb880.0270 ppb - 0.0440 ppb
20140.0354 ppb880.0290 ppb - 0.0410 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 1,500 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1,500 ppb for strontium was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against harm to bones.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2013-07-221307749-001D0.0280 ppb
2013-07-221307749-002C0.0290 ppb
2013-07-221307748-002C0.0290 ppb
2013-07-221307748-001D0.0270 ppb
2013-10-071310258-001D0.0410 ppb
2013-10-071310257-001D0.0440 ppb
2013-10-071310257-002C0.0360 ppb
2013-10-071310258-002C0.0430 ppb
2014-01-141401374-001D0.0290 ppb
2014-01-141401373-002C0.0290 ppb
2014-01-141401374-002C0.0410 ppb
2014-01-141401373-001D0.0300 ppb
2014-04-081404325-002C0.0390 ppb
2014-04-081404326-002C0.0400 ppb
2014-04-091404325-001D0.0400 ppb
2014-05-071405266-001A0.0350 ppb